journal article Technological Change and CitiesCityscape Vol. 3, No. 3, Emerging Issues in Urban Development (1998) , pp. 129-170 (42 pages) Published By: US Department of Housing and Urban Development https://www.jstor.org/stable/20868462 Read and download Log in through your school or library Read Online (Free) relies on page scans, which are not currently available to screen readers. To access this article, please contact JSTOR User Support. We'll provide a PDF copy for your screen reader.With a personal account, you can read up to 100 articles each month for free. Already have an account? Log in Monthly Plan
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Abstract The United States is in the midst of a technological revolution, driven in large part by rapid advances in microelectronics. There has been much speculation about the impacts of the "information superhighway" on society as a whole, but surprisingly little is known about the potential effects of this technology revolution on the spatial distribution of jobs and people either broadly or in urban conditions specifically. This paper reviews the literature and research assessing the impact of technology on both intra- and intermetropolitan change. Based in part on the review of the literature and the findings from the Office of Technology Assessment report, The Technological Reshaping of Metropolitan America, the final section speculates how this technology revolution will affect cities and metropolitan areas. Journal Information The goal of Cityscape is to bring high-quality original research on housing and community development issues to scholars, government officials, and practitioners. Cityscape is open to all relevant disciplines, including architecture, consumer research, demography, economics, engineering, ethnography, finance, geography, law, planning, political science, public policy, regional science, sociology, statistics, and urban studies. Cityscape is published three times a year by the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R;) of the U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development. PD&R; welcomes submissions to the Refereed Papers section of the journal, which will be evaluated through our double blind referee process by highly qualified referees in the field. Publisher Information The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) of the U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development seeks to be the preeminent housing and urban research organization, one which conducts policy analysis and creates and synthesizes data and evidence through open, challenging, creative, collaborative, diverse, and respectful exchanges of ideas to move policy and improve American communities and lives. Mid 19th century: Southwestern Pennsylvania- concentrated around Pittsburgh because iron ore and coal mined there. Area no longer has steel mills but remains center for research and administration Late 19th century: Lake Erie- Steel mills were built around lake Erie in the Ohio cities of Cleveland, Youngstown, and Toledo, and near Detroit. Location shift largely influenced by discovery of rich iron ore in the Mesabi Range, a series of low mountains in northern Minnesota. Soon became source for virtually all iron ore used in the US steel industry. Ore transported by way of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Erie. Coal shipped from Appalachian by train. Early 20th century: Southern Lake Michigan- most new steel mills. In Gary, Indiana, Chicago. Changes in steelmaking required more iron ore in proportion to coal. Thus new steel mills were built near the Mesabi Range to minimize transportation cost. Mid 20th century: East and West coasts- Baltimore, LA, and Trenton, NJ. Location reflected changes in transportation cost . Iron ore increasingly came from other countries especially Canada and Venezuela, locations more accessible for these foreign countries. Scrap iron and steel widely available in metropolitan areas of the East and West coasts- became important input in steel production. Late 20th century: Proximity to markets- most steel mills in US are closed. Survivors are found southern Lake Michigan and along East coast. proximity to markets has become more important than the traditional situation factor of proximity to inputs. Application: Steelmaking factories usually located near the raw materials (iron ore and coal) because they are bulky. In which section of an American city would you most likely find high rise commercial buildings?The Central Business District
Every older city has one such district at its center; typically, it is the area with the high-rise buildings, banks, and large business headquarters. It is the commercial and business center of a city. In bigger cities, the CDB is often referred to as the “financial district.”
Is the sector model highly influenced by transportation patterns?The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns. The central business district has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model. The multiple nuclei model and the sector model are similar in that they both have only one core.
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Which of the following geographic terms best exemplifies gary, indiana where steel is produced?
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